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14.06.2019 - Macroeconomics

Monetary policy increases inequality

by Philipp Immenkötter

Unconventional monetary policy measures have no influence on the distribution of wealth in Germany. At least that is the view of Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann. We checked the figures.

27.05.2019 - Society & Finance

MMT: A contagious virus

by Philipp Immenkötter

What is actually behind the hype about the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)? The charismatic US Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helped the MMT to attract a lot of attention at the beginning of the year, but now the wave seems to have abated again. What ...

08.04.2019 - Companies

Buybacks: the dilemma of high prices

by Philipp Immenkötter

Ten DAX and MDAX companies have already repurchased their own shares this year and four more consider doing so. Whether this is good or bad for shareholders depends, among other things, on their timing.

29.01.2019 - Companies

Executive compensation: The fog lifts

by Philipp Immenkötter

There is every reason to hope that soon we will be better informed about what drives executives financially. Both the drafts of the second Shareholders' Rights Directive (ARUG II) and of the German Corporate Governance Code (DCGK) aim to ensure that ...

04.01.2019 - Companies

The DAX and the Buddhist Calendar

by Philipp Immenkötter

2018 was a particularly bad year for the German stock index DAX. The DAX lost a total of 18.3 % compared to the previous year. But what is the economic meaning of this annual performance?

06.12.2018 - Companies

2018 is the year of share buybacks

by Philipp Immenkötter

The buyback fever is spreading! At the end of 2018, the volume of share buybacks by DAX and MDAX companies exceeded the eight billion Euro mark and amounted to 8.4 billion Euros at the beginning of December.

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